Arsenal to meet Chelsea in NextGen semi-final

Arsenal have progressed to the semi-final of the NextGen series courtesy of a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow.

Arsenal have progressed to the semi-final of the NextGen series courtesy of a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow.

German youngster Serge Gnabry scored a sublime second-half winner at the Emirates Stadium to send the Gunners into the final four where they will meet London rivals Chelsea.

Arsenal got through to the quarter-finals courtesy of a Round of 16 1-0 win at Inter Milan on March 6 thanks to a 69th minute goal from Nico Yennaris and will now take on the Blues at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Como, Italy on March 29.

The other semi-final will be played between Aston Villa and Sporting Lisbon on the same date with the final set for April 1, the day after the third-place playoff.